AT&T definitely wants the Palm Pre, GSM style

The Palm Pre will launch as the world’s first WebOS smartphone on Sprint’s CDMA network in the US. Unfortunately, the GSM Palm Pre hasn’t been confirmed for anything but European-duty. But AT&T is definitely open to carrying a GSM Palm Pre on its network in the future.

The CDMA Palm Pre is likely to be limited to data-only or voice-only transmissions, while the GSM Palm Pre will probably support simultaneous voice and data services. That fact alone makes the possibility of seeing the GSM Palm Pre hitting AT&T’s network all that much more compelling.

“Would I like to see that on our network some day? Of course I would,” said AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson. “We obviously talk to all the handset manufacturers. We want a broad selection of devices in the lineup. That’s important. Devices right now are what’s driving the customer adoption as much as anything.”

Pure speculation and FUD, the CEO said “Would I like to see that on our network some day? Of course I would”. I did not see anything in that article which says the Pre is going to ATT. Where is the statement from Palm? I find it odd that days before the June 6th launch, 2 rival carriers to Sprint are making the same comments. This is designed to keep customers from switching to the rival carrier. AT&T and Verizon see that Sprint finally has a better product, so they try anything at their disposal, even if it’s propaganda.